Protesting against the Gwaltabi incident of May 20 and demanding apology from the Governor, a large number of people marched to the Raj Bhavan and seven women protesters sustained injuries in crackdown by security forces on May 25th 2025 .
Read news about this agitation on May 25 here and here
On May 20 2025, troops of Mahar Regiment of Indian Army on duty at one of the security check-posts along Imphal-Ukhrul at Gwaltabi in Imphal East before entering Ukhrul district jurisdiction forced to cover the word 'Manipur' from the signage of Manipur State Transport (MST) bus ferrying a media team. The bus sponsored by state DIPR was going to cover the opening function of the 5th Shirui Festival in Ukhrul district.
Read a full News Timeline on this violence here
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